Healthcare-associated infections(HCAIs) are a global problem and a major source of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide, but particularly so in low and middle income countries. A recent review estimated the pooled prevalence of HCAI in developing countries (defined as Organisation Economic Co-operation Development (OECD) low or middle income countries) to be 15.5 per 100 patients, and highlighted the need to improve infection control practices. Rates of surgical site infection have been reported to range from 12 to 39% in developing countries compared to 2 to 5% in developed countries and rates of HCAI in neonates have been found to be 12 times higher in developing countries. Mortality due to such infections in developing countries is found to greatly exceed that in developed countries.